Stool colonization of healthcare workers with selected resistant bacteria.
We examined the carriage of selected resistant bacteria in the stools of healthcare workers who provided direct patient care. Neither vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, nor Clostridium difficile was recovered from the 55 stool specimens collected. A ceftazidime-resistant Citrobacter freundii was isolated from one specimen. We conclude that the stool of healthcare workers is colonized infrequently with these resistant organisms.
Carmeli
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Venkataraman
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DeGirolami
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Lichtenberg
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Karchmer
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Samore
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D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology